Last year I facilitated a VIP Planning Day for a small accounting practice. During the course of the day we reviewed the progress they had made since the Planning Day we had the year before. As we were reflecting on their achievements before planning the coming 12 months,  one of the partners made the comment on how crucial their weekly meetings were.
When I first suggested they have regular weekly meetings, the same partner thought it was a waste of time. He was focussed on how much time it cost to have everyone stop work for that hour. Being an accountant he was always focussed on chargeable hours and if they are all in a meeting for an hour they are potentially losing in excess of $1000.

As a small business owner or entrepreneur you have to be careful where you spend your time. 

One of my clients was telling me she was going to rush interstate to interview a possible applicant to run her interstate operation.  With all the things on her plate, this was just another added pressure.

I said why did she have to physically do that as this was a preliminary interview?  By using ‘Skype’ and a webcam she could start the process. If the person seemed suitable they could then fly down and see her… after all who was providing the opportunity to make money?